See Also: palaeoniscoid(dictionary)

lentor (iou) and palaeoniscoid (iou)


lentor (iou)



lentor noun. E17.
[Latin = viscosity, from lentus: see LENT adjective, -OR. Sense 2 cf. Old & mod. French lenteur.]
Clamminess, tenacity, or viscidity of the blood etc. E17-M19.
b. A viscid component of the blood. Only in E18.
Slowness, lack of vitality. M18.

palaeoniscoid (iou)



palaeoniscoid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Palaeoniscoidei, from Palaeoniscus genus name, from PALAEO- + Greek oniskos a marine fish resembling the cod: see -OID.]
A. noun. Any of a group of extinct chondrostean fishes of Palaeozoic times characterized by heterocercal tails and diamond-shaped scales, and from which the sturgeon and paddlefish are descended; spec. any of the suborder Palaeoniscoidei. L19.
B. adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of a palaeoniscoid, esp. in respect of its ganoid scales. L19.
palaeoniscid noun & adjective (a) noun a palaeoniscoid fish (in the broader sense); (b) adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a palaeoniscid: L19.